How to get rid of a mattress in Prineville, OR.

Companies that come to your home and carry the mattress out, so you need no vehicle. The prices below are starting prices unless stated — stairs, box springs and extra items add to them.

Most charities will not take a used mattress. These are the ones we checked, including the ones that say no.

• The Salvation Army (satruck.org): accepted-items list includes 'Mattresses' and beds; also says local ordinances and need vary by location and to call 1-800-SA-TRUCK to confirm what a local center accepts. Source
• Doesn’t take mattresses. Habitat for Humanity national ReStore guide: 'Mattresses and box springs are not accepted.' Source

Policies vary by branch. Call before you carry one over — we asked each of the big three directly: Goodwill, the Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity.

What we established about this city in particular — including where it runs nothing of its own and residents have to look elsewhere.

• Prineville City Code Chapter 50 grants Allied Waste Transfer Services of Oregon, LLC doing business as Republic Services of Oregon the exclusive solid waste franchise for the city and any area later annexed (Section 50.16, as amended by Ordinance 1258 of February 11, 2020). Rates are those in Exhibit A to Ordinance 1261, passed August 11, 2020 and incorporated into the code, and may be changed only by resolution of the City Council after a public hearing, with annual increases otherwise capped at the lesser of two published consumer price indices (Section 50.22(B) and (C)). The provision that governs anything oversized is Section 50.22(E): "Nonscheduled services may be provided at the reasonable cost of providing the service" — a bulky collection is not in the adopted schedule and is charged at cost rather than at a published price. The franchisee need not handle a manually emptied container over 32 gallons or 60 pounds loaded, and loose material must be bundled or boxed under 60 pounds (Section 50.35(G) and (H)). Collection, transport and reuse of repairable or cleanable discards by a non-profit organization regularly engaged in that activity is exempt from the franchise (Section 50.15(B)(1)). No person may burn, dump or otherwise dispose of solid waste on any street, alley, public place or private property in the city (Section 50.35(M)(1)), and a violation carries a fine of up to $500 with each day a separate offense (Section 50.99). Mattresses are not mentioned anywhere in the chapter. Source Not confirmed: Exhibit A to Ordinance 1261, the adopted Prineville rate schedule, is not published online, so no bulky or mattress charge could be established

• SVdP shared policy allows fewer than ten mattresses at listed stores, but MRC locator gives Cottage Grove a five-unit maximum, sends Seneca loads over five to Prairie Road, and lists Florence/Albany/Salem limits of ten residential or 25 business units. Facility-specific quantity applicability conflicts with the shared page. Source
• County describes public self-haul recycling/garbage access but still says it operates 15 transfer stations. Current directory identifies Walton as permanently closed. Division office is 3100 E. 17th Avenue, Eugene OR 97403; office hours are not receiving hours. Source
• Linked fee-breakdown page describes July 3, 2025 increases and lists mattress/box-spring rate-code amounts (MattBxsp TN $293.12, EA $17.44; MatBxspTN Recy $293.12). Applicability to current household recycling or garbage is not explained; August 2026 consumer page says Glenwood recycling free. Source
• Existing MRC Glenwood lead 1df981cc23e151b2d03067db matches county facility by name/location: 3100 East 17th Avenue, Eugene. MRC records Multnomah and older 8–6 hours; county has Lane and dated 7:30–5:30 weekday hours. Source
• Current table simultaneously lists a minimum charge and free mattress/box-spring intake up to five daily. Generic facility recycling description does not establish every mattress is recycled. Source
• Oregon Mattress Stewardship Program under SB 1576 (2022), implemented by Mattress Recycling Council from Jan 1, 2025. $22.50 stewardship assessment per mattress or boxspring collected at point of sale; collected units processed for renovation, reuse or recycling. Source
• Retailers must collect the assessment at point of sale as a separate receipt line item, buy only from registered producers/renovators, and give consumers collection-opportunity information; only registered entities may sell mattresses in Oregon. No retailer take-back mandate stated. Source
• Bye Bye Mattress Oregon: mattresses and box springs in any condition, no matter when purchased, can be dropped off free at participating collection sites or events; statewide locator at byebyemattress.com/find-a-facility/. Businesses with 100+ units qualify for no-cost transport and recycling. Helpline 1-855-494-8400. Source